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Paradise Alley
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySylvester Stallone
Written bySylvester Stallone
Produced by
  • John F. Roach
  • Ronald A. Suppa
Starring
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Kevin Conway
  • Anne Archer
  • Joe Spinell
  • Armand Assante
  • Lee Canalito
  • Terry Funk
  • Frank McRae
  • Joyce Ingalls
  • Tom Waits
CinematographyLászló Kovács
Edited byEve Newman
Music byBill Conti
Production
company
Force Ten Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 22, 1978 (1978-09-22)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million[1]
Box office$7 million[2]

Paradise Alley is a 1978 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone (in his feature directorial debut). The film tells the story of three Italian American brothers in Hell's Kitchen in the 1940s who become involved in professional wrestling. Kevin Conway, Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, Armand Assante, Lee Canalito, Frank McRae, Joyce Ingalls and Tom Waits co-star in the film.

A number of professional wrestlers appeared portraying supporting characters and in cameos, including Terry Funk, Ted DiBiase, Bob Roop, Dick Murdoch, Dory Funk Jr., Don Leo Jonathan, Don Kernodle, Gene Kiniski, Dennis Stamp, Ray Stevens and Uliuli Fifita. Playwright and screenwriter John Monks Jr. also appeared as a bartender.

Paradise Alley was released in the United States on September 22, 1978, by Universal Pictures. The film received negative reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  2. ^ "Paradise Alley". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 24, 2011.

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